Look, I get it. You’re tired of watching your friends play the latest games while you’re stuck with a laptop that sounds like a jet engine trying to run Minecraft. But dropping $1,500+ on a gaming rig ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Modern high-end gaming PCs are capable of running demanding games smoothly, but they're not cheap — and they're only getting more expensive.

Sometimes I go longer than I intend without writing an updated version of our PC building guide. And while I could just claim to be too busy to spend hours on Newegg or Amazon or other sites digging ...